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Umhlanga

Durban · KwaZulu-Natal

Umhlanga

The warm-water Riviera of the east coast

A subtropical skyline above golden beaches, with the Ridge's corporate towers pulling in professionals and semigration money. Umhlanga apartments outperform the national market on both growth and rental yield.

85invest
Propalot Investment
Score

Demand, growth, yield and resilience, weighted.

12-month price index

Jul 2025Jun 2026
R5.6M
Average price
R32k
Per m²
R26k/m
Average rent
▲ 7.4%
1-yr growth
▲ 36.4%
5-yr growth
265 days/yr
Sunshine
48 000
Population · residents
78
Safety index · / 100
71
Walkability · / 100
Group 2
Load shedding · municipal rotation
96%
Fibre coverage · of addresses
66%
Water uptime · trailing 12 months

Climate

Average temperature21.2°C
Sunshine days265/year
Annual rainfall1010 mm

What's around

5
Beaches
74
Restaurants
3
Malls
3
Hospitals
2
Golf courses

Rated schools

Umhlanga College
Private · 1.9 km · R98k/yr
8.7
Ridge Primary
Primary · 1.2 km · R45k/yr
8.2
Crawford North Coast
Private · 4.1 km · R124k/yr
8.9

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